Last year, I 'bit the bullet' and splashed out on a Canon EOS 5D
semi-pro model - on the basis that I didn't want to spend the next five
or ten years looking to upgrade cheaper DSLRs and losing money as I
went. A camera for life, you might say. And in most respects, the 5D is

I know this is a very subjective question but I will ask it anyway...
I have owned film SLR cameras for around 30 years, which I use mainly
when travelling. I have taken around 6000 slides. Most recently I have
used Canon - first a 1000FN, more recently a 300V - with 28-200mm ...

Here you have a videotutorial on how to make a tree with the picture
of a hand. I think that the result is really funny
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2334927
These are some pictures I've made with the "tree"

I have been reading the thread about A3 printers having been happy with the
Epson and HP printers in the past. I had problems with the Epson 1290 and
was consigned to the box. However now I'm looking to use it again for
general printing and wondered if anyone had success with ...

I have some water stains on the inside of the lens on my Nikon 8800,
the camera still works  and takes ok pictures though. Is there a way
to take the end element of the lens off with out taking the whole
camera apart ? I just want to clean the inside of it !

I have some large dust particles on the inside of my AF-S Nikkor 18-70
lens, and I want to clean it.
I found very little information on web searches, I tried to
disassemble it but stopped short of getting to the front lens, I

I'll be taking delivery of a Canon 10-22mm in the next few days. This
will easily be the most expensive lens I own. I was wondering what
everyone thought of the practice of using a UV filter to protect the
lens? I know there may be a risk of vignetting at 10mm although I

There's now over 3000 photos available for fast browsing with
thumbnails and a brief description here:
<http://www.henniker.org.uk/>
Most recent camera is a Pentax *ist with 4 zoom lenses from fisheye to

I'm sure this will have been asked before so apologies.
Are there any recommendations for providers of photographic equipment
insurance? I have heard about a company/product called "Photoguard". Are
they any good or would it be worth getting covered under my home

News in today:
With 2008 being Liverpool’s year as European Capital of Culture, the TUC
is inviting people to display their own images of working life in the city.
Both amateur and professional photographers can submit their photographs

Does anyone know what has happened to Daniel Rocha?
I looked forward to his weekly posting here in this group of his "Photo of
the Week" but haven't seen one posted in about 2 months.
It seemed there were others that looked forward to it also and made replies

Good morning,
I need to clean some 35mm slides before I transfer them onto a PC via a
scanner.
Can anyone let me know the best thing to clean them with first?